Ashraddha, aka: Aśraddhā, Aśrāddha; 4 Definition(s)
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Ashraddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Aśraddhā and Aśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Asraddha or Ashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
aśraddhā (अश्रद्धा).—f (S) Want of faith or confidence in. 2 Absence of taking towards or liking to, dislike.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryaśraddha (अश्रद्ध).—m A Sceptic.
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aśraddhā (अश्रद्धा).—f Want of faith in. Dislike. Scepticism.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Aśraddha (अश्रद्ध).—a. Without faith, unbelieving, diffident; येऽश्रद्धा धनकाम्या क्रव्यादा समासते (ye'śraddhā dhanakāmyā kravyādā samāsate) Av.12.2.51.
-ddhā Unbelief, diffidence.
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Aśrāddha (अश्राद्ध).—a.
1) Not performing the Srāddha ceremony, not entitled to it, not belonging or relating to it.
-ddhaḥ Non-performance of a Srāddha q. v.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - The Pramāṇas < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]
Part 5 - Nature of bhakti < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)